A protocol for palliative care measures: Part 1.
Most physicians and nurses realize that the current patient-care delivery system does not meet the needs of the terminally ill. Is the kind of suffering often experienced and witnessed in hospitals needless? A bioethics committee and a palliative care subcommittee discuss aspects related to the care of the dying patient.
Henkelman
W J
WJ
Columbia Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Dalinis
P M
PM
D002983:Clinical Competence; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017041:Ethics Committees; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*